06-06-2021, 03:55 PM
Oh and I was of the belief that this was a purely scientific study-based thread, without any frivolous joking or teasing being allowed.
You know what when I read Ra many years ago I didn't get at all what they were talking about. It came to a point where I even hated them and suspected they were a negative channel..... Then I read some Ramana and I didn't get what he was saying either.
Qu'o appealed to me right away with their abundance of love and warmth.
Then I came across Anandamayi Ma and I started to get a glimpse of what it was all about and become acquainted with the concept of Advaita. Slowly slowly I discovered Nisargadatta, Ramesh and finally reread Ramana and began to understand what he meant.
Here am back now and after all these years, even Ra is starting to make sense to my old and weary brain
Even if "I only understand it intellectually" (haha, running gag among Advaitins )
Honestly I think part of the confusion might stem from the different types of approach being used to convey one and the same thing - I suspect Ra (and also Ramana) are using a more left-brain kind of language, whereas the others ( Bhakti in the Advaita approach) like Anandamayi Ma and also Q'uo are appealing to the right-brain types, like me.
But maybe slowly slowly there is starting to be some integration of the two halves, in order to facilitate unity
Sorry for the digression
You know what when I read Ra many years ago I didn't get at all what they were talking about. It came to a point where I even hated them and suspected they were a negative channel..... Then I read some Ramana and I didn't get what he was saying either.
Qu'o appealed to me right away with their abundance of love and warmth.
Then I came across Anandamayi Ma and I started to get a glimpse of what it was all about and become acquainted with the concept of Advaita. Slowly slowly I discovered Nisargadatta, Ramesh and finally reread Ramana and began to understand what he meant.
Here am back now and after all these years, even Ra is starting to make sense to my old and weary brain
Even if "I only understand it intellectually" (haha, running gag among Advaitins )
Honestly I think part of the confusion might stem from the different types of approach being used to convey one and the same thing - I suspect Ra (and also Ramana) are using a more left-brain kind of language, whereas the others ( Bhakti in the Advaita approach) like Anandamayi Ma and also Q'uo are appealing to the right-brain types, like me.
But maybe slowly slowly there is starting to be some integration of the two halves, in order to facilitate unity
Sorry for the digression